Add DigitalOcean Credential
In order to allow Devopness to manage DigitalOcean resources on your behalf, API token has to be provided.
If you don't have access to a DigitalOcean account, you can create an account for free following the cloud provider specific guide DigitalOcean Free Trial Offer
- Log in to DigitalOcean Control Panel
- In the navigation panel on the left side, click
API
- Below the title
Applications & API
, select theTokens
tab - In the
Tokens
tab, clickGenerate New Token
- The
New personal access token
form will be displayed - Under
Token name
, clickEnter token name
field and type a name for the new token- Tip: you might want to name the token as
devopness
to make it easier to track its activities
- Tip: you might want to name the token as
- Under
Expiration
, click theSelect token expiry
field and select one of the expiration options for when this token will become expired - Under
Select scopes
, ensure theWrite
option is checked- It’s critical that your token has the permission to create droplets, otherwise Devopness will be unable to add new Servers.
- Click
Generate Token
- Copy the value of
token
- It will be the text prefixed with
dop_v1_
- Be sure to record your personal access token. For security purposes, it will not be shown again.
- It will be the text prefixed with
- To add the copied credentials to Devopness see Add a Credential
For further details on how to create a DigitalOcean token, please refer to DigitalOcean documentation